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Clarke Creek Wind Farm Agreement Good for Jobs and Power Prices in Queensland
August 25, 2020
Solar Citizens has today welcomed an agreement between Goldwind and Stanwell Corporation for the supply of power from Goldwind’s Clarke Creek wind farm in the north of Rockhampton. "It’s great to see Stanwell Corporation...
Read More ShareQueensland Government Announces First Step Towards 13,400 Ongoing Clean Energy Jobs
August 20, 2020
20 August 2020: Queensland Government Announces First Step Towards 13,400 Ongoing Clean Energy Jobs Solar Citizens today congratulates the Queensland Government on their announcement to invest $145 million to develop Renewable Energy Zones in...
Read More ShareQueensland Not on Track to Reach 50 per cent Renewables, Despite Announcements
August 19, 2020
19 August 2020: Queensland Not on Track to Reach 50 per cent Renewables, Despite Announcements New analysis from Green Energy Markets has found that Queensland is only on track to meet 37.5 per cent...
Read More ShareQueensland LNP MP Calls for More Privately-owned Electricity Generation
July 30, 2020
30 July 2020: Queensland LNP MP Calls for More Privately-owned Electricity GenerationA week after Queensland’s Shadow Energy Minister Michael Hart said the state LNP had no intention of investing in new coal generation in Queensland, MP...
Read More ShareSolar Citizens calls on AEMC to block imposition of export fees
July 16, 2020
Solar Citizens, a national organisation advocating for rooftop solar owners, has expressed dismay at proposals under consideration by the Australian Energy Market Commission that would see solar owners charged for providing power to the...
Read More ShareARENA Board Lapse is Bad News for Renewables
July 15, 2020
Solar Citizens has expressed concern that the terms of the board of directors of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency will expire this Friday with no plan to replace them. ‘ARENA oversees millions of dollars...
Read More ShareQueensland Renewable Energy Zones a Jobs Goldmine
July 13, 2020
Turbocharging Queensland’s large-scale renewable energy industry creates 9,300 construction jobs every year for ten years and almost 6,000 ongoing jobs, according to a new report by Solar Citizens. The report, titled Queensland’s Renewable Recovery...
Read More ShareDon't Tax the Sun: Solar Owners Shouldn't be Charged for their Exports
July 02, 2020
Solar Citizens, a national organisation advocating for rooftop solar owners, has hit back at suggestions from the Australian Energy Regulator that solar owners should be charged for providing power to the grid."Rooftop solar benefits...
Read More ShareQueensland Regional Power Bills to Fall as More Renewable Energy Enters Grid
June 26, 2020
Community group Solar Citizens says a decrease in electricity tariffs for regional Queenslanders is largely thanks to more renewable energy projects coming online. On Thursday the QCA released regulated retail electricity prices for 2020-21...
Read More ShareSolar Must Only be Switched Off in Emergencies
June 19, 2020
19 June: Solar Must Only be Switched Off in Emergencies Solar Citizens today congratulates the South Australian Government’s commitment to achieving 100% renewable energy by 2030, but has concerns that a rule change to allow...
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